Peter Crookston writes: A New Society article by Sir Peter Hall emboldened me to enlist his help on a cycle lane scheme. Hardly any Londoners cycled to work in the late 1970s when I pedalled along the Embankment every day. I suggested to Hall that the immensely broad pavement would make an ideal cycle lane for much of its length between Chelsea and Blackfriars, with pedestrians keeping to the river wall. He agreed, and the minister, Norman Fowler, invited us to explain the scheme to one of his committees. Heads around the table immediately began to shake in what seemed a reflex action to the words "cycling" and "idea". As we left, chastened and disappointed, Hall said: "I'm afraid we're rather ahead of the times."
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